A taste of what we can do
Catering questions, answered
Everything you need to know before you enquire.
You choose your menu and tell us your preferences, our chefs prepare everything fresh, then we portion it into oven-safe or microwave-safe dishes to suit your venue and deliver it chilled to you. Your team just follows the easy heating instructions — oven or microwave — and serves. No caterers underfoot on the day.
Anything from 10 to 500 guests. Whether it's a small office lunch or a 300-person function, we'll scale the menu to suit.
Every meal comes with simple heating instructions. Microwave from chilled in a couple of minutes, or warm trays in the oven. We'll walk you through timing for your specific menu so everything's hot and ready when your guests are.
Yes — we cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, halal and more. Just flag it in your enquiry. Please note our kitchen also handles gluten, dairy, eggs, soy, nuts, sesame, fish and shellfish, so we can't guarantee any meal is completely free of these or of cross-contamination.
The sooner the better, especially for larger events and peak dates. As a guide, a week or two ahead is ideal, but get in touch even at short notice and we'll do our best to help.
We deliver chilled, NZ-wide, in temperature-controlled packaging. Delivery is worked out by region and the number of guests, and we'll include it clearly in your quote before anything is confirmed.
Chef-made event catering, anywhere in New Zealand
From office lunches to weddings, wakes and 500-guest functions — proper food, portioned and delivered ready to heat, without the cost and chaos of a full catering crew.
Feeding a crowd is a lot. Whether it’s a staff lunch, a wedding, a funeral or a big birthday, the catering is often the most stressful part, and the most expensive way to get it wrong. The Family Kitchen takes that off your plate. Our chefs cook everything fresh in our MPI-registered Mount Maunganui kitchen, portion it into oven-safe or microwave-safe dishes to suit your venue, and deliver it chilled and ready to heat, anywhere in New Zealand.
What is “heat-and-serve” event catering?
Instead of a full catering crew taking over your venue, your menu arrives prepared, portioned and labelled with simple heating instructions. Your team (or the venue) just warms it through in the oven or microwave and serves. It’s the flavour and quality of proper catering, without the staffing cost, the mess, or the strangers in your kitchen, for events from 10 to 500 guests.
Corporate & office catering
Office catering shouldn’t mean sad sandwiches. From team lunches and board meetings to staff celebrations and end-of-year functions, we deliver hot, hearty meals your people will actually look forward to, ready to heat in the office kitchen with no fuss and no cleanup.
- Team lunches, meetings, conferences & work functions
- Individually portioned or shared trays, your call
- Invoicing and repeat orders made easy
Wedding & engagement catering
Beautiful food, far less stress. Wedding catering with The Family Kitchen means a chef-made menu, portioned and delivered ready to serve, so you can spend on the day, not on a full waiting crew. Perfect for relaxed receptions, engagements and rehearsal dinners where you want the food to be brilliant and the budget to behave.
Funeral & wake catering
In the hardest weeks, the last thing a family should worry about is feeding everyone afterwards. Our funeral and wake catering arrives quietly prepared and ready to heat, comforting, generous food set out with no caterers underfoot. We can turn things around at short notice and deliver nationwide, so you can be present with the people who matter.
Birthday & celebration catering
Milestone birthdays, anniversaries, baby showers, graduations, a big family get-together. Party catering that lets you host without being stuck in the kitchen all day. Choose your menu, we cook and portion it, and you simply heat and enjoy, with plenty to go around and zero stress.
Church & community event catering
Feeding a congregation or a community group on a budget is our kind of challenge. From church lunches and fundraisers to club events and group gatherings, we deliver generous, great-value meals at scale, portioned and ready to heat, so volunteers can serve with ease instead of cooking all morning.
Conferences & large functions
Catering for a big group? We scale comfortably to hundreds of guests. Conferences, workshops, festivals, expos and large functions, all delivered chilled and ready to heat, with consistent quality across every plate. Tell us your headcount, dietary needs and run sheet, and we’ll build a menu that feeds everyone well.
How event catering delivery works in NZ
You tell us about your event above, your guest numbers, date, location, menu style and budget, and we come back within one business day with a tailored menu and quote. Once it’s confirmed, our chefs cook everything fresh, portion it into oven-safe or microwave-safe dishes to suit your venue, and courier it chilled nationwide in temperature-controlled packaging. Delivery is worked out by region and guest numbers, and it’s always included clearly in your quote before anything is locked in.
Why heat-and-serve beats a traditional caterer
A full-service caterer is wonderful, and expensive: staff, equipment hire, travel, and a crew in your space all day. Our delivered catering gives you the same chef-made quality for a fraction of the cost. The food arrives ready, your venue stays yours, and there’s no big cleanup. It’s ideal for offices, halls, homes and venues that just need great food without the production.
Dietary needs, allergies & menu flexibility
We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, halal and more, just flag it in your enquiry and we’ll shape the menu around your guests. Please note our kitchen is not allergen-free and also handles gluten, dairy, eggs, soy, nuts, sesame, fish and shellfish, so we can’t guarantee any dish is completely free of these or of cross-contamination. Want to see our everyday range first? Browse our full menu →
Ready to plan your event? Tell us a few details and we’ll send a tailored menu and quote within one business day.